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Comsumer Dispute Resolution In Missouri: Missouri's Need For A True Consumer Ombudsman

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The purpose of this Article is to explore the practicality of such a "modest proposal." In determining whether Missouri really needs a consumer ombudsman, the first order of business must be to comprehend how consumer protection developed in Missouri. Once established, this framework sheds lights upon how complaints are processed and what remedies are available to Missouri consumers. Only after we know the extent of the typical consumer's helplessness can we start to appreciate the need for an alternative dispute resolution device in Missouri. Finally, this article concludes by proposing a viable solution to Missouri's consumer crisis-the Consumer Ombudsman.